RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  S/C/W/270/Add.1 
30 November 2006 
 
 (06-5754) 
Council for Trade in Services  
  
 
    
SECOND REVIEW OF THE AIR TRANSPORT ANNEX 
 
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AIR TRANSPORT SECTOR 
(PART TWO) 
 
QUANTITATIVE AIR SERVICES AGREEMENTS REVIEW (QUASAR) 
 
  
(VOLUME II) 
 
 
Note by the Secretariat
1  
  
Addendum
                                                      
1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility and without prejudice to 
the positions of Members and to their rights and obligations under the WTO.  S/C/W/270/Add.1 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 
 
LIST OF TABLES, FIGURES AND BOXES ................................................................................. I. 5  LIST OF ACRONYMS AND A BBREVIATIONS ......................................................................... I. 6 
 
GENERAL INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... I.  8 
 PART A 
INTRODUCTION TO QUASAR..................................................................................................... I. 9  
1. Main market access features of bila teral Air Services Agreements ............................... I. 11 
(a) Sources and geographical scope ............................................................................................I . 11 
(b) Selection of the main market access featur es and construction of an Air Liberalisation 
 Index ......................................................................................................................... .............I. 12 
2. Types of bilat eral agreements ............................................................................................ I. 16 
3. Weighting of the Air Liberalisation Indexes by traffic.................................................... I. 17 
4. Comparing "governmental" networ ks to airlines' networks.......................................... I. 18 
5. Application of the QUASAR methodology to plurilateral Air Services  Agreements .................................................................................................................... ...... I. 18 
 
PART B 
PRELIMINARY RESULTS ........................................................................................................... I . 22 
A. G
LOBAL ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................I.  23 
1. Traffic concentration....................................................................................................... ... I. 23 
(a) Findings ................................................................................................................... ..............I. 23 
(b) Comments ................................................................................................................... ...........I. 29 
2.  Impact of plurilateral agreements..................................................................................... I. 29  
(a) Findings ................................................................................................................... ..............I. 29 
(b) Comments ................................................................................................................... ...........I. 30 
3. Degree of openness of high-traffic agreements................................................................. I. 31 
(a) Findings ................................................................................................................... ..............I. 31 
(b) Comments ................................................................................................................... ...........I. 31 
4.  Restrictive market access features prevalent in bilateral agreements ........................... I. 33 
(a) Findings ................................................................................................................... ..............I. 33 
(b) Comments ................................................................................................................... ...........I. 33 
5.  Typology of bilateral agreements ...................................................................................... I. 35  
(a) Findings ................................................................................................................... ..............I. 35 
(b) Comments ................................................................................................................... ...........I. 35 
6. Analysis by type ............................................................................................................ ...... I. 35  S/C/W/270/Add.1 
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  (a) Findings ................................................................................................................... ..............I. 35 
(b) Comments ................................................................................................................... ...........I. 36 
7. QUASAR types and ICAO's Template  Air Services Agreements.................................. I. 37 
(a) Findings ................................................................................................................... ..............I. 37 
(b) Comments ................................................................................................................... ...........I. 39 
B.  R EGIONAL ANALYSIS .............................................................................................................I.  39 
1. Analysis by Air Liberalisation Index range...................................................................... I. 39 
2. Analysis by type of agreements.......................................................................................... I. 4 0 
3. Analysis by traffic destination ........................................................................................... I.  41 
4. Analysis by features ........................................................................................................ .... I. 42 
(a) Fifth freedom traffic rights............................................................................................... ......I. 42 
(b) Seventh freedom traffic rights ............................................................................................. ..I. 42 
(c) Cabotage traffic rights.................................................................................................... ........I. 43 
(d) Designation ................................................................................................................ ............I. 43 
(e) Withholding/ownership...................................................................................................... ....I. 43 
(f) Capacity ................................................................................................................... ..............I. 44 
(g) Tariffs.................................................................................................................... .................I. 46 
(h) Cooperative arrangements ................................................................................................... ..I. 46 
(i) Exchange of  statistics..................................................................................................... ........I. 46 
 
APPENDIX TO PART B – GLOBAL  AND REGIONAL PROFILES ...................................... I. 47 
ANNEX B-I...................................................................................................................... ................. I. 66 
ANNEX B-II ..................................................................................................................... ................ I. 81 
 PART C 
ECONOMIC, TRADE AND TRAF FIC PROFILES ................................................................... I. 82 
INDEX OF CONTRACTING STATES PROFILED................................................................... I. 89 
 
PART D 
METHODOLOGICAL NOTES AND PO SSIBLE REFINEMENTS .....................................II. 643 
A. M
ETHODOLOGICAL NOTES ................................................................................................ II.  644 
1. Scope of the analysis ....................................................................................................... .II. 644 
(a) Qualifications to the Air Services Agreements included in the WASA ............................ II. 645 
(b) Qualifications to ICAO's coding of Air Services Agreements .......................................... II. 646 
2. Weighting system – Air Liberalisation Index................................................................II. 647 
(a) Selection of market access features ................................................................................... II. 6 47 
(b) Relative importance of each market access feature in the Air Liberalisation Index.......... II. 648 S/C/W/270/Add.1 
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(c) Variants of each market access feature – ICAO coding and relative weights ................... II. 650 
(i) Traffic rights ............................................................................................................. ......... II. 650 
(ii) Designation............................................................................................................... ......... II. 651 
(iii) Statistics............................................................................................................... .............. II. 651 
(iv) Cooperative arrangements................................................................................................. I I. 652 
(v) Capacity................................................................................................................... .......... II. 652 
(vi) Tariffs................................................................................................................... .............. II. 655 
(vii) Withholding.............................................................................................................. .......... II. 656 
(d) Non-standard weighting systems ....................................................................................... II. 65 8 
(i) Fifth freedom traffic rights (5
th+) ...................................................................................... II. 658 
(ii) Withholding/ownership provisions (OWN+) ..................................................................... II. 659 
(iii) Multiple designation (DES+)............................................................................................. I I. 660 
3. Types ....................................................................................................................... ..........II. 662 
4. Traffic data................................................................................................................ .......II. 664 
5. Additional indicators ....................................................................................................... II. 666 
B. C ONCLUSIONS – POSSIBLE REFINEMENTS TO QUASAR................................................... II.  667 
 
ANNEX D-I...................................................................................................................... ..............II. 668 
ANNEX D-II..................................................................................................................... .............II. 722 
 
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KYRGYZ REPUBLIC S/C/W/270/Add.1 
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Table 1 
Selected indicators 
 
STATISTICAL DATA POLICY DATA 
General (2004) Trade (2004) Air transport (2004) Trade (2006) Air Transport (2005) 
Population 
(million) 5.09 Total trade 
(million US$) 2,056 WASA traffic 
(passengers) (2005) 229,631 Final bound MFN tariffs 
(%) 7.4 Traffic weighted 
average ALI (Standard) 4.5 
Share in world 
population 
(%) 0.08 Share in world 
trade 
(%) 0.01 Share of total 
WASA traffic 
(%) 
(2005) 0.03 Services sectors committed 
(out of ~160) 138 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(5th+) 4.4 
GDP 
(million current 
US$) 2,205 Trade per capita 
(US$) 404 Number of planes 
(of which, in 
parenthesis, jets ) 
(2005) 112 (63) Tourism and travel-related 
services sectors committed 
(out of 3) 3 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(OWN+) 4.7 
Share in world 
GDP 
(%) 0.01 Trade to GDP ratio 
(%) 93.3 Number of 
international 
airports 
(2005) 2 Services auxiliary to all 
modes of transport 
committed 
(out of 4) 4 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(DES+) 5.7 
GDP per capita 
(current US$) 433 Commercial 
services trade 
(million US$) 419 Domestic traffic 
(passengers) 
(2005) 110,106 Air transport services sectors 
committed 
(out of 4) Maint; 
Other1 Dispersion of ALI
(standard) 0-20 
Size 
(km²) 191,800 Share in world 
commercial 
services trade 
(%) 0.01 Air transport 
services 
(million US$) 49 MFN exemptions on air 
transport services 0 National 
ownership regime
(2004) ... 
Density 
(pop. by km²) 27 Travel services 
(million US$) 126 Passenger air 
transport services 
(million US$) 19 Number of bilateral FTAs 6 Number of 
bilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 14 
        Freight air 
transport services 
(million US$) 10 Number of regional FTAs 3 Number of 
plurilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 
(2006) 0 
 
                                                      
1 Air transport services (except maintenance and repair of aircraft) (CPC 731, 732, 734, 746).    S/C/W/270/Add.1 
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Chart 1  
Share of traffic by ALI range 
(percentage, 2005) Chart 2  
Share of traffic by type 
(percentage, 2005) Chart 3  
Share of traffic by region of partner 
(percentage, 2005) 
0-4
64%5-9
6%10-14
23%20-25
7%
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o
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A
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0%B
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3
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4%
 
  1 Africa;  2 Asia and Oceania; 
3 Commonwealth of Independent States; 
4 Europe;  5 Middle East;  6 North America; 
7 South and Central America and the Caribbean 
  
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Chart 4  
Distribution of traffic by feature of bilatera l Air Services Agreements (thousand passengers, 2005) 
1000  
passengers 
15215
050100150200
230
050100150200
15521620
050100150200
152140
050100150200
05216215
050100150200
102127
050100150200
230
050100150200
230
050100150200
16214
050100150200
 
 5° Freedom 7° Freedom Cabotage Designation Wit hholding Capacity Tariffs Cooperation Statistics  
 
5° Freedom, 7° Freedom, Cabotage, 
Designation, Cooperation, Statistics Withholding Capacity Tariffs 
 With  Principal Place of Business  Free Determination  Free Pricing 
 Without  Community of Interest  Bermuda I  Zone Pricing 
   Substantial Ownership 
and Effective Control  Pre–Determination  Double Disapproval 
   Undetermined  Undetermined  Country of Origin 
       Double Approval 
      
 Undetermined  S/C/W/270/Add.1 
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Table 2 
Bilateral Air Services Agreements recorded by ICAO, selected indicators (2005) 
 
Party Date Direct 
Services ALI 
Standard ALI 
5th+ ALI 
OWN+ ALI 
DES+ Type Distance 
(km) Traffic Range 
(passengers) 
CHINA 04/07/1996 Yes 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 3472 1-500000 
TURKEY 14/10/1994 Yes 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 3737 1-500000 
GERMANY 13/05/1997 Yes 11 9.5 13.0 13.5 o 5016 1-500000 
INDIA 08/09/1993 Yes 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 1607 1-500000 
UNITED KINGDOM 08/12/1994 Yes 20 24.0 17.0 22.0 o 5483 1-500000 
UZBEKISTAN 04/09/1996 Yes 5 4.5 4.5 8.5 i 480 1-500000 
PAKISTAN 14/10/1993 Yes 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 1036 1-500000 
IRAN, ISLAMIC REP. OF 22/06/1993 Yes 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 2143 1-500000 
AUSTRIA 17/03/1998 No 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 4467 1-500000 
MALAYSIA 17/11/2000 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 5175 1-500000 
TURKMENISTAN 24/12/1993 No 11 9.5 9.5 14.0 o 1477 1-500000 
GEORGIA 22/04/1997 No 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 i 2442 1-500000 
HONG KONG, CHINA 15/07/1999 No 8 7.0 14.0 7.5 i 4305 1-500000 
INDONESIA 18/07/1995 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 6349 <1 
 
  
Table 3 
Direct air transportation services (passengers) not covered by a bilateral Air Services Agreement as recorded by ICAO (2005) 
 
Countries or territories  Traffic range   Countries or territories  Traffic range  
Russian Federation 1-500000  Tajikistan 1-500000 
United Arab Emirates 1-500000  Armenia 1-500000 
 
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LAO PEOPLE'S DEM. REP. S/C/W/270/Add.1 
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Table 1 
Selected indicators 
 
STATISTICAL DATA POLICY DATA 
General (2004) Trade (2004) Air transport (2004) Trade (2006) Air Transport (2005) 
Population 
(million) 5.79 Total trade 
(million US$) 1,185 (2003) WASA traffic 
(passengers) (2005) 212,446 Final bound MFN tariffs 
(%) - Traffic weighted 
average ALI (Standard) 0.2 
Share in world 
population 
(%) 0.09 Share in world 
trade 
(%) 0.01 Share of total 
WASA traffic 
(%) 
(2005) 0.03 Services sectors committed 
(out of ~160) - Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(5th+) 0.2 
GDP 
(million current 
US$) 2,452 Trade per capita 
(US$) 209 (2003) Number of planes 
(of which, in 
parenthesis, jets ) 
(2005) 12 (1) Tourism and travel-related 
services sectors committed 
(out of 3) - Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(OWN+) 0.2 
Share in world 
GDP 
(%) 0.01 Trade to GDP ratio 
(%) 56.5 (2003) Number of 
international 
airports 
(2005) 3 Services auxiliary to all 
modes of transport 
committed 
(out of 4) - Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(DES+) 0.2 
GDP per capita 
(current US$) 423 Commercial 
services trade 
(million US$) 166 Domestic traffic 
(passengers) 
(2005) 215,505 Air transport services sectors 
committed 
(out of 4) - Dispersion of ALI
(standard) 0-18 
Size 
(km²) 230,800 Share in world 
commercial 
services trade 
(%) 0.00 (2003) Air transport 
services 
(million US$) 8 (1999) MFN exemptions on air 
transport services - National 
ownership regime
(2004) ... 
Density 
(pop. by km²) 25 Travel services 
(million US$) 98 (2003) Passenger air 
transport services 
(million US$) 8 (1999) Number of bilateral FTAs 2 Number of 
bilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 6 
        Freight air 
transport services 
(million US$) ... Number of regional FTAs 2 Number of 
plurilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 
(2006) 2 
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Chart 1  
Share of traffic by ALI range 
(percentage, 2005) Chart 2  
Share of traffic by type 
(percentage, 2005) Chart 3  
Share of traffic by region of partner 
(percentage, 2005) 
0-4
100%5-9
0%10-14
0%15-19
0%
 i
0%o
0%
A
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0%C
0%
 2
100%4
0%
 
  1 Africa;  2 Asia and Oceania; 
3 Commonwealth of Independent States; 
4 Europe;  5 Middle East;  6 North America; 
7 South and Central America and the Caribbean 
  
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Chart 4  
Distribution of traffic by feature of bilatera l Air Services Agreements (thousand passengers, 2005) 
1000  
passengers 
19194
050100150200
212
050100150200
1212
050100150200
02121
050100150200
212
050100150200
0212
050100150200
212
050100150200
212
050100150200
1211
050100150200
 
 5° Freedom 7° Freedom Cabotage Designation Wit hholding Capacity Tariffs Cooperation Statistics  
 
5° Freedom, 7° Freedom, Cabotage, 
Designation, Cooperation, Statistics Withholding Capacity Tariffs 
 With  Principal Place of Business  Free Determination  Free Pricing 
 Without  Community of Interest  Bermuda I  Zone Pricing 
   Substantial Ownership 
and Effective Control  Pre–Determination  Double Disapproval 
   Undetermined  Undetermined  Country of Origin 
       Double Approval 
      
 Undetermined  S/C/W/270/Add.1 
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Table 2 
Bilateral Air Services Agreements recorded by ICAO, selected indicators (2005) 
 
Party Date Direct 
Services ALI 
Standard ALI 
5th+ ALI 
OWN+ ALI 
DES+ Type Distance 
(km) Traffic Range 
(passengers) 
THAILAND 12/12/1977 Yes 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 525 1-500000 
CHINA 28/06/1978 Yes 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 A 2779 1-500000 
SINGAPORE 24/04/1995 No 18 22.0 15.0 16.5 i 1863 1-500000 
MYANMAR 12/03/1991 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 700 1-500000 
CZECH REPUBLIC 17/02/1980 No 5 4.5 4.5 4.5 o 8366 1-500000 
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 30/04/1998 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 1977 1-500000 
 
 
 
Table 3 
Direct air transportation services (passengers) not covered by a bilateral Air Services Agreement as recorded by ICAO (2005) 
 
Countries or territories  Traffic range   Countries or territories  Traffic range  
Cambodia 1-500000  Taipei, Chinese 1-500000 
Viet Nam 1-500000    
 
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Table 1 
Selected indicators 
 
STATISTICAL DATA POLICY DATA 
General (2004) Trade (2004) Air transport (2004) Trade (2006) Air Transport (2005) 
Population 
(million) 2.31 Total trade 
(million US$) 14,140 WASA traffic 
(passengers) 
(2005) 124,021 Final bound MFN tariffs 
(%) 4.1 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(Standard) 5.4 
Share in world 
population 
(%) 0.04 Share in world 
trade 
(%) 0.06 Share of total 
WASA traffic 
(%) 
(2005) 0.02 Services sectors committed 
(out of ~160) 121 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(5th+) 6.1 
GDP 
(million current 
US$) 13,571 Trade per capita 
(US$) 6,114 Number of planes 
(of which, in 
parenthesis, jets ) 
(2005) 37 (18) Tourism and travel-related 
services sectors committed 
(out of 3) 3 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(OWN+) 4.6 
Share in world 
GDP 
(%) 0.03 Trade to GDP ratio 
(%) 104.2 Number of 
international 
airports 
(2005) 1 Services auxiliary to all 
modes of transport 
committed 
(out of 4) 4 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(DES+) 6.9 
GDP per capita 
(current US$) 5,868 Commercial 
services trade (million US$) 2,917 Domestic traffic 
(passengers) (2005) 298 Air transport services sectors 
committed (out of 4) Maint Dispersion of ALI
(standard) 0-16 
Size 
(km²) 62,050 Share in world 
commercial 
services trade 
(%) 0.07 Air transport 
services 
(million US$) 228 MFN exemptions on air 
transport services CRS; 
Sell/Mark National 
ownership regime
(2004) Community 
of interest1 
Density 
(pop. by km²) 37 Travel services 
(million US$) 644 Passenger air 
transport services 
(million US$) 109 Number of bilateral FTAs 242 Number of 
bilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 10 
        Freight air 
transport services 
(million US$) 29 Number of regional FTAs 22 Number of 
plurilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 
(2006) 3 
                                                      
1 The airline has to be established in the territory of Latvia under the Treaty establishing the European Community;  has to hav e received an Operating Licence in accordance with 
European Community law;  effective regulatory control of the ai rline has to be exercised and maintained by the European Communi ty Member State responsible for issuing its Air Operators 
Certificate;  and the relevant aeronautical authority has to be  clearly identified in the designation (Commission Decision of 2 9 March 2005 on approving the standard clauses for inclusion in bilateral 
Air Service Agreements be tween Member States and third countries jointly la id down by the Commission and the Member States. 
2 Via EC membership.   S/C/W/270/Add.1 
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Chart 1  
Share of traffic by ALI range 
(percentage, 2005) Chart 2  
Share of traffic by type 
(percentage, 2005) Chart 3  
Share of traffic by region of partner 
(percentage, 2005) 
0-4
34%
5-9
46%10-14
19%15-19
1%
 o
46%
A
32%E
5%C
16%B
1%
 2
6%
3
45%4
38%5
11%
 
  1 Africa;  2 Asia and Oceania; 
3 Commonwealth of Independent States; 
4 Europe;  5 Middle East;  6 North America; 
7 South and Central America and the Caribbean 
  
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Chart 4  
Distribution of traffic by feature of bilatera l Air Services Agreements (thousand passengers, 2005) 
1000  
passengers 
17107
020406080100120
124
020406080100120
193867
020406080100120
124
020406080100120
124
020406080100120
6559
020406080100120
124
020406080100120
124
020406080100120
2797
020406080100120
 
 5° Freedom 7° Freedom Cabotage Designation Wit hholding Capacity Tariffs Cooperation Statistics  
 
5° Freedom, 7° Freedom, Cabotage, 
Designation, Cooperation, Statistics Withholding Capacity Tariffs 
 With  Principal Place of Business  Free Determination  Free Pricing 
 Without  Community of Interest  Bermuda I  Zone Pricing 
   Substantial Ownership 
and Effective Control  Pre–Determination  Double Disapproval 
   Undetermined  Undetermined  Country of Origin 
       Double Approval 
      
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Table 2 
Bilateral Air Services Agreements recorded by ICAO, selected indicators (2005) 
 
Party Date Direct 
Services ALI 
Standard ALI 
5th+ ALI 
OWN+ ALI 
DES+ Type Distance 
(km) Traffic Range 
(passengers) 
UKRAINE 23/05/1995 Yes 7 6.0 6.0 10.0 o 840 1-500000 
TURKEY 15/09/1995 Yes 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 1805 1-500000 
SWITZERLAND 21/05/1993 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 1588 1-500000 
UZBEKISTAN 06/06/1995 Yes 11 9.5 9.5 14.0 o 3632 1-500000 
ISRAEL 03/11/1995 No 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 2886 1-500000 
INDIA 20/10/1997 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 5172 1-500000 
CHINA 04/03/1999 No 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 6524 1-500000 
BULGARIA 19/05/1999 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 1591 1-500000 
CROATIA 18/10/1999 No 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 1361 1-500000 
SINGAPORE 06/10/1999 No 16 20.5 13.5 18.5 o 9277 1-500000 
 
 
 
Table 3 
Direct air transportation services (passengers) not covered by a bilateral Air Services Agreement as recorded by ICAO (2005) 
 
Countries or Territories Traffic range  Countries or Territories Traffic range 
Russian Federation 1-500000  Belarus 1-500000 
Norway 1-500000  Georgia 1-500000 
United States 1-500000  Azerbaijan 1-500000 
 
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Table 1 
Selected indicators 
 
STATISTICAL DATA POLICY DATA 
General (2004) Trade (2004) Air transport (2004) Trade (2006) Air Transport (2005) 
Population 
(million) 3.54 Total trade 
(million US$) 28,226 WASA traffic 
(passengers) (2005) 1,616,079 Final bound MFN tariffs 
(%) - Traffic weighted 
average ALI (Standard) 9.7 
Share in world 
population 
(%) 0.06 Share in world 
trade 
(%) 0.13 Share of total 
WASA traffic 
(%) 
(2005) 0.23 Services sectors committed 
(out of ~160) - Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(5th+) 13.6 
GDP 
(million current 
US$) 21,768 Trade per capita 
(US$) 7,973 Number of planes 
(of which, in 
parenthesis, jets ) 
(2005) 6 (5) Tourism and travel-related 
services sectors committed 
(out of 3) - Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(OWN+) 8.3 
Share in world 
GDP 
(%) 0.05 Trade to GDP ratio 
(%) 129.7 Number of 
international 
airports 
(2005) 1 Services auxiliary to all 
modes of transport 
committed 
(out of 4) - Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(DES+) 12.7 
GDP per capita 
(current US$) 6,149 Commercial 
services trade 
(million US$) 17,924 Domestic traffic 
(passengers) 
(2005) 0 Air transport services sectors 
committed 
(out of 4) - Dispersion of ALI
(standard) 4-16 
Size 
(km²) 10,230 Share in world 
commercial 
services trade 
(%) 0.42 Air transport 
services 
(million US$) 1,069 MFN exemptions on air 
transport services - National 
ownership regime
(2004) ... 
Density 
(pop. by km²) 346 Travel services 
(million US$) 8,581 Passenger air 
transport services 
(million US$) 1,069 Number of bilateral FTAs 4 Number of 
bilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 41 
        Freight air 
transport services 
(million US$) 0 Number of regional FTAs 1 Number of 
plurilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 
(2006) 1 
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Chart 1  
Share of traffic by ALI range 
(percentage, 2005) Chart 2  
Share of traffic by type 
(percentage, 2005) Chart 3  
Share of traffic by region of partner 
(percentage, 2005) 
0-4
23%
5-9
0%
10-14
70%15-19
7%
 i
25%
o
3%
E
46%B
23%F
3%
 1
6% 2
7%3
1%
4
44%5
34%6
7%7
1%
 
  1 Africa;  2 Asia and Oceania; 
3 Commonwealth of Independent States; 
4 Europe;  5 Middle East;  6 North America; 
7 South and Central America and the Caribbean 
  
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Chart 4  
Distribution of traffic by feature of bilatera l Air Services Agreements (thousand passengers, 2005) 
1000  
passengers 
2781339
02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,600
351581
02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,600
501237329
02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,600
2051268143
02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,600
1616
02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,600
1616
02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,600
1616
02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,600
1616
02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,600
1239377
02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,600
 
 5° Freedom 7° Freedom Cabotage Designation Wit hholding Capacity Tariffs Cooperation Statistics  
 
5° Freedom, 7° Freedom, Cabotage, 
Designation, Cooperation, Statistics Withholding Capacity Tariffs 
 With  Principal Place of Business  Free Determination  Free Pricing 
 Without  Community of Interest  Bermuda I  Zone Pricing 
   Substantial Ownership 
and Effective Control  Pre–Determination  Double Disapproval 
   Undetermined  Undetermined  Country of Origin 
       Double Approval 
      
 Undetermined  S/C/W/270/Add.1 
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Table 2 
Bilateral Air Services Agreements recorded by ICAO, selected indicators (2005) 
 
Party Date Direct 
Services ALI 
Standard ALI 
5th+ ALI 
OWN+ ALI 
DES+ Type Distance 
(km) Traffic Range 
(passengers) 
SAUDI ARABIA 14/01/1961 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 1498 1-500000 
UNITED KINGDOM 15/08/1951 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 3464 1-500000 
GERMANY 26/04/1974 Yes 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 3013 1-500000 
JORDAN 03/02/1961 Yes 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 217 1-500000 
UNITED STATES 01/09/1972 No 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 i 9032 1-500000 
TURKEY 16/09/1947 Yes 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 i 985 1-500000 
ITALY 24/01/1949 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 2200 1-500000 
SWITZERLAND 03/03/1954 Yes 13 18.0 11.0 15.5 i 2766 1-500000 
AUSTRALIA 11/03/1997 No 16 20.5 13.5 18.5 o 14195 1-500000 
GREECE 06/09/1948 Yes 15 20.0 13.0 17.5 i 1155 1-500000 
BAHRAIN 14/04/1999 Yes 13 18.0 11.0 15.5 E 1687 1-500000 
BELGIUM 24/12/1953 Yes 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 F 3145 1-500000 
ALGERIA 21/04/1967 Yes 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 2954 1-500000 
DENMARK 21/10/1955 Yes 13 18.0 11.0 15.5 i 2998 1-500000 
CÔTE D'IVOIRE 19/12/1963 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 5166 1-500000 
PHILIPPINES 15/03/1968 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 8706 1-500000 
IRAN, ISLAMIC REP. OF 22/10/1998 Yes 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 1469 1-500000 
ROMANIA 25/02/1967 Yes 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 1424 1-500000 
GHANA 27/08/1960 Yes 12 17.0 10.0 14.5 i 4849 1-500000 
SWEDEN 23/03/1953 No 13 18.0 11.0 15.5 i 3110 1-500000 
BRAZIL 11/01/1951 No 15 20.0 13.0 17.5 F 10773 1-500000 
SUDAN 02/09/1971 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 2060 1-500000 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 08/02/1966 Yes 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 2441 1-500000 
NETHERLANDS 20/09/1949 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 i 3186 1-500000 
THAILAND 03/07/1969 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 6874 1-500000 
CHINA 13/06/1996 No 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 6984 1-500000 
INDIA 19/09/1964 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 3985 1-500000 
LEBANON  
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Party Date Direct 
Services ALI 
Standard ALI 
5th+ ALI 
OWN+ ALI 
DES+ Type Distance 
(km) Traffic Range 
(passengers) 
SENEGAL 27/12/1966 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 5713 1-500000 
CZECH REPUBLIC 12/05/1961 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 2493 1-500000 
AUSTRIA 02/04/1969 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 2253 1-500000 
NORWAY 02/02/1956 No 13 18.0 11.0 15.5 i 3413 1-500000 
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO 17/04/1954 No 13 18.0 11.0 15.5 i 1771 1-500000 
JAPAN 02/06/1967 No 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 F 9000 1-500000 
POLAND 25/04/1966 Yes 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 2352 1-500000 
HUNGARY 15/01/1966 Yes 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 2048 1-500000 
PAKISTAN 04/02/1964 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 3462 1-500000 
SINGAPORE 30/03/1968 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 7948 1-500000 
INDONESIA 26/04/1967 No 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 8695 1-500000 
SIERRA LEONE 08/08/1968 No 6 5.0 5.0 9.0 i 5724 1-500000 
LIBERIA 27/07/1961 No 12 17.0 10.0 14.5 i 5654 1-500000 
IRAQ 11/05/1967 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 830 <1 
 
 
Table 3 
Direct air transportation services (passengers) not covered by a bilateral Air Services Agreement as recorded by ICAO (2005) 
 
Countries or Territories Traffic range  Countries or Territories Traffic range 
United Arab Emirates 1-500000  Tunisia 1-500000 
France 1-500000  Syrian Arab Republic 1-500000 
Kuwait 1-500000  Morocco 1-500000 
Egypt 1-500000  Oman 1-500000 
Cyprus 1-500000  Yemen 1-500000 
Qatar 1-500000  Armenia 1-500000 
Nigeria 1-500000  Bulgaria 1-500000 
Spain 1-500000  Malaysia 1-500000 
Ethiopia 1-500000  Serbia and Montenegro 1-500000 
Ukraine 1-500000  Slovak Republic 1-500000  S/C/W/270/Add.1 
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Table 1 
Selected indicators 
 
STATISTICAL DATA POLICY DATA 
General (2004) Trade (2004) Air transport (2004) Trade (2006) Air Transport (2005) 
Population 
(million) 1.80 Total trade 
(million US$) 2,151 WASA traffic 
(passengers) (2005) 33,912 Final bound MFN tariffs 
(%) 78.6 Traffic weighted 
average ALI (Standard) 0.1 
Share in world 
population 
(%) 0.03 Share in world 
trade 
(%) 0.01 Share of total 
WASA traffic 
(%) 
(2005) 0.00 Services sectors committed 
(out of ~160) 80 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(5th+) 0.2 
GDP 
(million current 
US$) 1,312 Trade per capita 
(US$) 1,196 Number of planes 
(of which, in 
parenthesis, jets ) 
(2005) 1 (0) Tourism and travel-related 
services sectors committed 
(out of 3) 3 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(OWN+) 0.1 
Share in world 
GDP 
(%) 0.00 Trade to GDP ratio 
(%) 163.9 Number of 
international 
airports 
(2005) 1 Services auxiliary to all 
modes of transport 
committed 
(out of 4) 0 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(DES+) 0.1 
GDP per capita 
(current US$) 730 Commercial 
services trade 
(million US$) 141 Domestic traffic 
(passengers) 
(2005) ... Air transport services sectors 
committed 
(out of 4) 0 Dispersion of ALI
(standard) 0-10 
Size 
(km²) 30,350 Share in world 
commercial 
services trade 
(%) 0.00 Air transport 
services 
(million US$) 7 MFN exemptions on air 
transport services 0 National 
ownership regime
(2004) SOEC 
Density 
(pop. by km²) 59 Travel services 
(million US$) 64 Passenger air 
transport services 
(million US$) 3 (2000) Number of bilateral FTAs 0 Number of 
bilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 8 
        Freight air 
transport services 
(million US$) ... Number of regional FTAs 2 Number of 
plurilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 
(2006) 1 
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Chart 1  
Share of traffic by ALI range 
(percentage, 2005) Chart 2  
Share of traffic by type 
(percentage, 2005) Chart 3  
Share of traffic by region of partner 
(percentage, 2005) 
0-4
99%5-9
1%10-14
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98%E
0%C
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 1
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  1 Africa;  2 Asia and Oceania; 
3 Commonwealth of Independent States; 
4 Europe;  5 Middle East;  6 North America; 
7 South and Central America and the Caribbean 
   
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Chart 4  
Distribution of traffic by feature of bilatera l Air Services Agreements (thousand passengers, 2005) 
1000  
passengers 
34
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 5° Freedom 7° Freedom Cabotage Designation Wit hholding Capacity Tariffs Cooperation Statistics  
 
5° Freedom, 7° Freedom, Cabotage, 
Designation, Cooperation, Statistics Withholding Capacity Tariffs 
 With  Principal Place of Business  Free Determination  Free Pricing 
 Without  Community of Interest  Bermuda I  Zone Pricing 
   Substantial Ownership 
and Effective Control  Pre–Determination  Double Disapproval 
   Undetermined  Undetermined  Country of Origin 
       Double Approval 
      
 Undetermined  S/C/W/270/Add.1 
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Table 2 
Bilateral Air Services Agreements recorded by ICAO, selected indicators (2005) 
Party Date Direct 
Services ALI 
Standard ALI 
5th+ ALI 
OWN+ ALI 
DES+ Type Distance 
(km) Traffic Range 
(passengers) 
SOUTH AFRICA 02/11/1990 Yes 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 996 1-500000 
ZAMBIA 05/10/1984 No 4 3.5 3.5 3.5 o 1544 1-500000 
KENYA 12/07/1989 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 3274 1-500000 
MOZAMBIQUE 26/08/1978 No 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 626 1-500000 
INDIA 16/09/1992 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 8338 1-500000 
MALAWI 13/01/1972 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 1829 1-500000 
SEYCHELLES 20/11/1987 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 4028 1-500000 
ISRAEL 19/05/1989 No 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 6877 <1 
 
 
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LIBERIA S/C/W/270/Add.1 
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Table 1 
Selected indicators 
 
STATISTICAL DATA POLICY DATA 
General (2004) Trade (2004) Air transport (2004) Trade (2006) Air Transport (2005) 
Population 
(million) 3.24 Total trade 
(million US$) ... WASA traffic 
(passengers) (2005) 42,574 Final bound MFN tariffs 
(%) - Traffic weighted 
average ALI (Standard) 13.4 
Share in world 
population 
(%) 0.05 Share in world 
trade 
(%) ... Share of total 
WASA traffic 
(%) 
(2005) 0.01 Services sectors committed 
(out of ~160) - Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(5th+) 18.1 
GDP 
(million current 
US$) 492 Trade per capita 
(US$) ... Number of planes 
(of which, in 
parenthesis, jets ) 
(2005) 15 (1) Tourism and travel-related 
services sectors committed 
(out of 3) - Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(OWN+) 11.5 
Share in world 
GDP 
(%) 0.00 Trade to GDP ratio 
(%) ... Number of 
international 
airports 
(2005) 1 Services auxiliary to all 
modes of transport 
committed 
(out of 4) - Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(DES+) 15.9 
GDP per capita 
(current US$) 152 Commercial 
services trade 
(million US$) ... Domestic traffic 
(passengers) 
(2005) ... Air transport services sectors 
committed 
(out of 4) - Dispersion of ALI
(standard) 4-15 
Size 
(km²) 96,320 Share in world 
commercial 
services trade 
(%) ... Air transport 
services 
(million US$) ... MFN exemptions on air 
transport services - National 
ownership regime
(2004) ... 
Density 
(pop. by km²) 34 Travel services 
(million US$) ... Passenger air 
transport services 
(million US$) ... Number of bilateral FTAs 0 Number of 
bilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 12 
        Freight air 
transport services 
(million US$) ... Number of regional FTAs 1 Number of 
plurilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 
(2006) 1 
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Chart 1  
Share of traffic by ALI range 
(percentage, 2005) Chart 2  
Share of traffic by type 
(percentage, 2005) Chart 3  
Share of traffic by region of partner 
(percentage, 2005) 
10-14
92%0-4
5%15-19
2%5-9
1%
 C
0%
F
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5%B
5%
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10%5
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  1 Africa;  2 Asia and Oceania; 
3 Commonwealth of Independent States; 
4 Europe;  5 Middle East;  6 North America; 
7 South and Central America and the Caribbean 
  
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Chart 4  
Distribution of traffic by feature of bilatera l Air Services Agreements (thousand passengers, 2005) 
1000  
passengers 
240
0510152025303540
43
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430
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3922
0510152025303540
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43
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 5° Freedom 7° Freedom Cabotage Designation Wit hholding Capacity Tariffs Cooperation Statistics  
 
5° Freedom, 7° Freedom, Cabotage, 
Designation, Cooperation, Statistics Withholding Capacity Tariffs 
 With  Principal Place of Business  Free Determination  Free Pricing 
 Without  Community of Interest  Bermuda I  Zone Pricing 
   Substantial Ownership 
and Effective Control  Pre–Determination  Double Disapproval 
   Undetermined  Undetermined  Country of Origin 
       Double Approval 
      
 Undetermined  S/C/W/270/Add.1 
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Table 2 
Bilateral Air Services Agreements recorded by ICAO, selected indicators (2005) 
 
Party Date Direct 
Services ALI 
Standard ALI 
5th+ ALI 
OWN+ ALI 
DES+ Type Distance 
(km) Traffic Range 
(passengers) 
GHANA 10/06/1964 Yes 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 F 1167 1-500000 
UNITED KINGDOM 26/09/1975 No 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 5121 1-500000 
UNITED STATES 28/10/1977 No 15 20.0 13.0 17.5 F 7315 1-500000 
SWEDEN 09/12/1959 No 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 i 6388 1-500000 
SWITZERLAND 31/08/1961 No 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 F 4844 1-500000 
GERMANY 29/01/1970 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 i 5283 1-500000 
SPAIN 20/08/1977 No 6 5.0 5.0 9.0 i 3858 1-500000 
NORWAY 29/06/1962 No 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 i 6235 1-500000 
MALI 30/06/1962 No 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 i 768 1-500000 
NETHERLANDS 28/11/1958 No 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 i 5319 1-500000 
LEBANON 27/07/1961 No 12 17.0 10.0 14.5 i 5654 1-500000 
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 13/06/1978 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 13479 1-500000 
 
  
Table 3 
Direct air transportation services (passengers) not covered by a bilateral Air Services Agreement as recorded by ICAO (2005) 
 
Countries or Territories Traffic range  Countries or Territories Traffic range 
Côte d'Ivoire 1-500000  Gambia 1-500000 
Sierra Leone 1-500 000  Senegal 1-500000 
Belgium 1-500000  Nigeria 1-500000 
Guinea 1-500000    
 
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LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA  S/C/W/270/Add.1 
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Table 1 
Selected indicators 
 
STATISTICAL DATA POLICY DATA 
General (2004) Trade (2004) Air transport (2004) Trade (2006) Air Transport (2005) 
Population 
(million) 5.74 Total trade 
(million US$) 28,147 WASA traffic 
(passengers) (2005) 280,102 Final bound MFN tariffs 
(%) - Traffic weighted 
average ALI (Standard) 10.3 
Share in world 
population 
(%) 0.09 Share in world 
trade 
(%) 0.13 Share of total 
WASA traffic 
(%) 
(2005) 0.04 Services sectors committed 
(out of ~160) - Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(5th+) 15.2 
GDP 
(million current 
US$) 29,119 Trade per capita 
(US$) 4,904 Number of planes 
(of which, in 
parenthesis, jets ) 
(2005) 84 (51) Tourism and travel-related 
services sectors committed 
(out of 3) - Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(OWN+) 8.8 
Share in world 
GDP 
(%) 0.07 Trade to GDP ratio 
(%) 96.7 Number of 
international 
airports 
(2005) 5 Services auxiliary to all 
modes of transport 
committed 
(out of 4) - Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(DES+) 12.6 
GDP per capita 
(current US$) 5,073 Commercial 
services trade 
(million US$) 1,954 Domestic traffic 
(passengers) 
(2005) 744,320 Air transport services sectors 
committed 
(out of 4) - Dispersion of ALI
(standard) 0-14 
Size 
(km²) 1,759,540 Share in world 
commercial 
services trade 
(%) 0.05 Air transport 
services 
(million US$) 262 MFN exemptions on air 
transport services - National 
ownership regime
(2004) ... 
Density 
(pop. by km²) 3 Travel services 
(million US$) 821 Passenger air 
transport services 
(million US$) 202 Number of bilateral FTAs 2 Number of 
bilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 11 
        Freight air 
transport services 
(million US$) ... Number of regional FTAs 4 Number of 
plurilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 
(2006) 2 
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Chart 1  
Share of traffic by ALI range 
(percentage, 2005) Chart 2  
Share of traffic by type 
(percentage, 2005) Chart 3  
Share of traffic by region of partner 
(percentage, 2005) 
0-4
8%
5-9
8%
10-14
84%
 i
6%A
8%
E
44% C
8%F
34%
 1
51%
3
1%4
48%5
0%
 
  1 Africa;  2 Asia and Oceania; 
3 Commonwealth of Independent States; 
4 Europe;  5 Middle East;  6 North America; 
7 South and Central America and the Caribbean 
  
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Chart 4  
Distribution of traffic by feature of bilatera l Air Services Agreements (thousand passengers, 2005) 
1000  
passengers 
18262
050100150200250
280
050100150200250
26218
050100150200250
9516718
050100150200250
26218
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23447
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 5° Freedom 7° Freedom Cabotage Designation Wit hholding Capacity Tariffs Cooperation Statistics  
 
5° Freedom, 7° Freedom, Cabotage, 
Designation, Cooperation, Statistics Withholding Capacity Tariffs 
 With  Principal Place of Business  Free Determination  Free Pricing 
 Without  Community of Interest  Bermuda I  Zone Pricing 
   Substantial Ownership 
and Effective Control  Pre–Determination  Double Disapproval 
   Undetermined  Undetermined  Country of Origin 
       Double Approval 
      
 Undetermined  S/C/W/270/Add.1 
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Table 2 
Bilateral Air Services Agreements recorded by ICAO, selected indicators (2005) 
 
Party Date Direct 
Services ALI 
Standard ALI 
5th+ ALI 
OWN+ ALI 
DES+ Type Distance 
(km) Traffic Range 
(passengers) 
TUNISIA 29/01/1973 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 528 1-500000 
UNITED KINGDOM 21/02/1953 Yes 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 F 2351 1-500000 
NETHERLANDS 14/12/1953 Yes 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 i 2281 1-500000 
AUSTRIA 13/05/1984 Yes 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 1745 1-500000 
CHAD 02/03/1966 Yes 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 2297 1-500000 
BENIN 06/09/1979 Yes 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 3130 1-500000 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 26/10/1974 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 3190 1-500000 
GREECE 23/01/1979 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 1127 1-500000 
ROMANIA 09/12/1976 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 1719 1-500000 
CYPRUS 04/11/1978 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 1884 1-500000 
IRAQ 10/11/1975 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 2912 1-500000 
 
  
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Table 3 
Direct air transportation services (passengers) not covered by a bilateral Air Services Agreement as recorded by ICAO (2005) 
 
Countries or Territories Traffic range  Countries or Territories Traffic range 
Egypt 1-500000  Burkina Faso 1-500000 
Italy 1-500000  Togo 1-500000 
Syrian Arab Republic 1-500000  Ukraine 1-500000 
United Arab Emirates 1-500000  Algeria 1-500000 
Turkey 1-500000  Qatar 1-500000 
Jordan 1-500000  Mali 1-500000 
Switzerland 1-500000  Pakistan 1-500000 
France 1-500000  Côte d'Ivoire 1-500000 
Morocco 1-500000  Saudi Arabia 1-500000 
Germany 1-500000  Serbia and Montenegro 1-500000 
Malta 1-500000  Ghana 1-500000 
Sudan 1-500000  Bulgaria 1-500000 
Belgium 1-500000  Cameroon 1-500000 
Nigeria 1-500000  Central African Republic 1-500000 
Niger 1-500000  Senegal 1-500000 
 
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LITHUANIA S/C/W/270/Add.1 
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Table 1 
Selected indicators 
 
STATISTICAL DATA POLICY DATA 
General (2004) Trade (2004) Air transport (2004) Trade (2006) Air Transport (2005) 
Population 
(million) 3.44 Total trade 
(million US$) 25,004 WASA traffic 
(passengers) 
(2005) 64,519 Final bound MFN tariffs 
(%) 4.1 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(Standard) 8.0 
Share in world 
population 
(%) 0.05 Share in world 
trade 
(%) 0.11 Share of total 
WASA traffic 
(%) 
(2005) 0.01 Services sectors committed 
(out of ~160) 110 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(5th+) 7.0 
GDP 
(million current 
US$) 22,263 Trade per capita 
(US$) 7,278 Number of planes 
(of which, in 
parenthesis, jets ) 
(2005) 28 (9) Tourism and travel-related 
services sectors committed 
(out of 3) 2 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(OWN+) 11.7 
Share in world 
GDP 
(%) 0.05 Trade to GDP ratio 
(%) 112.3 Number of 
international 
airports 
(2005) 3 Services auxiliary to all 
modes of transport 
committed 
(out of 4) 4 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(DES+) 10.0 
GDP per capita 
(current US$) 6,480 Commercial 
services trade 
(million US$) 4,008 Domestic traffic 
(passengers) 
(2005) 672 Air transport services sectors 
committed 
(out of 4) Maint Dispersion of ALI
(standard) 0-12 
Size 
(km²) 62,680 Share in world 
commercial 
services trade 
(%) 0.09 Air transport 
services 
(million US$) 114 MFN exemptions on air 
transport services CRS; 
Sell/Mark National 
ownership regime
(2004) Community 
of interest1,2 
Density 
(pop. by km²) 55 Travel services 
(million US$) 1,412 Passenger air 
transport services 
(million US$) 41 Number of bilateral FTAs 243 Number of 
bilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 8 
        Freight air 
transport services (million US$) 19 Number of regional FTAs 2
3 Number of 
plurilateral ASAs recorded by 
ICAO (2006) 3 
                                                      
1 In dealing with airline designation in the future, Lithuania is  willing to accept criteria other than the traditional ownershi p and control for itself and its foreign partners. 
2 The airline has to be established in the territory of Lithuani a under the Treaty establishing the European Community;  has to have received an Operating Licence in accordance with 
European Community law;  effective regulatory control of the ai rline has to be exercised and maintained by the European Communi ty Member State responsible for issuing its Air Operators 
Certificate;  and the relevant aeronautical  authority has to be clearly identified in  the designation (Commission Decision of 2 9 March 2005 on approving the standard clauses for inclusion in bilateral 
Air Service Agreements be tween Member States and third countries jointly la id down by the Commission and the Member States. 
3 Via EC membership.   S/C/W/270/Add.1 
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Chart 1  
Share of traffic by ALI range 
(percentage, 2005) Chart 2  
Share of traffic by type 
(percentage, 2005) Chart 3  
Share of traffic by region of partner 
(percentage, 2005) 
0-4
33%
5-9
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65%
 o
65%A
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2%i
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4
95%3
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  1 Africa;  2 Asia and Oceania; 
3 Commonwealth of Independent States; 
4 Europe;  5 Middle East;  6 North America; 
7 South and Central America and the Caribbean 
  
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Chart 4  
Distribution of traffic by feature of bilatera l Air Services Agreements (thousand passengers, 2005) 
1000  
passengers 
65
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010203040506070
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 5° Freedom 7° Freedom Cabotage Designation Wit hholding Capacity Tariffs Cooperation Statistics  
 
5° Freedom, 7° Freedom, Cabotage, 
Designation, Cooperation, Statistics Withholding Capacity Tariffs 
 With  Principal Place of Business  Free Determination  Free Pricing 
 Without  Community of Interest  Bermuda I  Zone Pricing 
   Substantial Ownership 
and Effective Control  Pre–Determination  Double Disapproval 
   Undetermined  Undetermined  Country of Origin 
       Double Approval 
      
 Undetermined  S/C/W/270/Add.1 
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Table 2 
Bilateral Air Services Agreements recorded by ICAO, selected indicators (2005) 
 
Party Date Direct 
Services ALI 
Standard ALI 
5th+ ALI 
OWN+ ALI 
DES+ Type Distance 
(km) Traffic Range 
(passengers) 
NORWAY 09/09/1993 Yes 12 10.5 17.5 15.0 o 1048 1-500000 
SWITZERLAND 08/07/1994 No 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 1517 1-500000 
TURKEY 11/07/1994 Yes 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 1543 1-500000 
HONG KONG, CHINA 30/06/1998 No 8 7.0 14.0 7.5 i 7939 1-500000 
INDIA 20/02/2001 No 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 5037 1-500000 
MOLDOVA 05/04/1996 No 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 890 1-500000 
TUNISIA 29/04/1997 No 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 2296 1-500000 
UZBEKISTAN 07/06/1995 No 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 3522 1-500000 
 
  
Table 3 
Direct air transportation services (passengers) not covered by a bilateral Air Services Agreement as recorded by ICAO (2005) 
 
Countries or Territories Traffic range  Countries or Territories Traffic range 
Russian Federation 1-500000  Israel 1-500000 
Ukraine 1-500000  Croatia 1-500000 
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LUXEMBOURG 
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Table 1 
Selected indicators 
STATISTICAL DATA POLICY DATA 
General (2004) Trade (2004) Air transport (2004) Trade (2006) Air Transport (2005) 
Population 
(million) 0.45 Total trade 
(million US$) 84,477 WASA traffic 
(passengers) 
(2005) 195,437 Final bound MFN tariffs 
(%) 4.1 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(Standard) 16.5 
Share in world 
population 
(%) 0.01 Share in world 
trade 
(%) 0.38 Share of total 
WASA traffic 
(%) 
(2005) 0.03 Services sectors committed 
(out of ~160) 115 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(5th+) 21.0 
GDP 
(million current 
US$) 31,864 Trade per capita 
(US$) 186,361 Number of planes 
(of which, in 
parenthesis, jets ) 
(2005) 71 (59) Tourism and travel-related 
services sectors committed 
(out of 3) 3 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(OWN+) 14.2 
Share in world 
GDP 
(%) 0.08 Trade to GDP ratio 
(%) 265.1 Number of 
international 
airports 
(2005) 1 Services auxiliary to all 
modes of transport 
committed 
(out of 4) 3 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(DES+) 17.4 
GDP per capita 
(current US$) 70,295 Commercial 
services trade 
(million US$) 53,696 Domestic traffic 
(passengers) 
(2005) 0 Air transport services sectors 
committed 
(out of 4) CRS; 
Sell/Mark; 
Maint Dispersion of ALI
(standard) 4-32 
Size 
(km²) ... Share in world 
commercial 
services trade 
(%) 1.24 Air transport 
services 
(million US$) ... MFN exemptions on air 
transport services CRS; 
Sell/Mark National 
ownership regime
(2004) Community 
of interest1 
Density 
(pop. by km²) ... Travel services 
(million US$) 6,565 Passenger air 
transport services 
(million US$) ... Number of bilateral FTAs 242 Number of 
bilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 22 
        Freight air 
transport services 
(million US$) ... Number of regional FTAs 22 Number of 
plurilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO (2006) 3 
                                                      
1 The airline has to be establis hed in the territory of Luxembourg under the Treat y establishing the European Community;  has to have received an Operating Licence in accordance with 
European Community law;  effective regulatory control of the ai rline has to be exercised and maintained by the European Communi ty Member State responsible for issuing its Air Operators 
Certificate;  and the relevant aeronautical  authority has to be clearly identified in  the designation (Commission Decision of 2 9 March 2005 on approving the standard clauses for inclusion in bilateral 
Air Service Agreements be tween Member States and third countries jointly la id down by the Commission and the Member States.  
2 Via EC membership.  S/C/W/270/Add.1 
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Chart 1  
Share of traffic by ALI range 
(percentage, 2005) Chart 2  
Share of traffic by type 
(percentage, 2005) Chart 3  
Share of traffic by region of partner 
(percentage, 2005) 
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  1 Africa;  2 Asia and Oceania; 
3 Commonwealth of Independent States; 
4 Europe;  5 Middle East;  6 North America; 
7 South and Central America and the Caribbean 
   
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Chart 4  
Distribution of traffic by feature of bilatera l Air Services Agreements (thousand passengers, 2005) 
1000  
passengers 
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 5° Freedom 7° Freedom Cabotage Designation Wit hholding Capacity Tariffs Cooperation Statistics  
 
5° Freedom, 7° Freedom, Cabotage, 
Designation, Cooperation, Statistics Withholding Capacity Tariffs 
 With  Principal Place of Business  Free Determination  Free Pricing 
 Without  Community of Interest  Bermuda I  Zone Pricing 
   Substantial Ownership 
and Effective Control  Pre–Determination  Double Disapproval 
   Undetermined  Undetermined  Country of Origin 
       Double Approval 
      
 Undetermined  S/C/W/270/Add.1 
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Table 2 
Bilateral Air Services Agreements recorded by ICAO, selected indicators (2005) 
 
Party Date Direct 
Services ALI 
Standard ALI 
5th+ ALI 
OWN+ ALI 
DES+ Type Distance 
(km) Traffic Range 
(passengers) 
UNITED STATES 19/08/1986 No 28 31.0 24.0 29.5 G 6063 1-500000 
SWITZERLAND 09/04/1951 Yes 11 16.5 9.5 10.0 D 310 1-500000 
TUNISIA 13/06/1960 Yes 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 E 1458 1-500000 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 06/06/1975 No 7 13.0 6.0 6.5 C 2214 1-500000 
EGYPT 30/10/1960 No 8 13.5 6.5 7.0 i 3028 1-500000 
NORWAY 17/11/1952 No 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 i 1185 1-500000 
MOROCCO 19/05/1961 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 2034 1-500000 
THAILAND 29/12/1960 No 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 i 9166 1-500000 
SOUTH AFRICA 17/02/1994 No 16 20.5 13.5 18.5 o 9377 1-500000 
INDIA 08/01/2001 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 6308 1-500000 
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 27/09/2000 No 14 12.0 12.0 16.5 o 8733 1-500000 
ICELAND 23/10/1952 No 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 i 2319 1-500000 
HONG KONG, CHINA 03/06/1998 No 18 22.5 22.5 20.5 o 9358 1-500000 
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO 09/04/1960 No 5 4.5 4.5 8.5 i 1205 1-500000 
SINGAPORE 09/04/1975 No 10 15.5 8.5 9.0 D 10462 1-500000 
MALAYSIA 19/01/1979 No 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 10151 1-500000 
KENYA 02/04/1986 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 6378 1-500000 
NEW ZEALAND 02/11/1992 No 20 24.0 17.0 22.0 o 18989 1-500000 
BAHRAIN 14/01/1994 No 16 20.5 13.5 18.5 i 4598 1-500000 
BARBADOS 12/01/1976 No 5 4.5 4.5 8.5 i 7170 1-500000 
MACAO, CHINA 14/12/1994 No 32 34.5 34.5 33.5 G 9320 <1 
IRAQ 14/03/1961 No 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 i 3616 <1 
 
Table 3 
Direct air transportation services (passengers) not covered by a bilateral Air Services Agreement as recorded by ICAO (2005) 
 
Countries or territories Traffic range 
Algeria 1-500000